Virtually Jewish in Japan: Fiddler on the Roof

By Ruth Ellen Gruber

Before I think deeply and prepare some reflections on my five days in L'viv as part of the international jury for the city's design competition to mark three key sites of Jewish history, I just have to post this -- "If I Were a Rich man", from a Japanese production of Fiddler on the Roof in 1982; a priceless example of Jewish virtuality: